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On January 1, at 9.00 am, Pyongyang time, Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech was broadcast on Korea Central television, likely...
January 01, 2018 by Fyodor Tertitskiy
Ever since Colonels Rusk and Bonesteel’s plan to divide Korea by the 38th parallel was put in motion in late 1945, talks...
December 22, 2017 by Fyodor Tertitskiy
Today is December 17, two weeks from 2018 and six years to the date since the previous ruler of North Korea, Kim Jong Il,...
December 17, 2017 by Fyodor Tertitskiy
North Korea’s current premier, Pak Pong Ju, is an old man to be leading his country in decisively new directions, but at...
December 11, 2017 by Peter Ward
November was full of interesting developments for those interested in the North Korean leadership and the ruling party's...
December 05, 2017 by Tristan Webb
In May 2017, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published an English-language article titled “Commentary on DPRK-China...
October 05, 2017 by Shaquille James
All North Korean scholars know who Hwang Jang-yop was. A Dalai-lama-style picture of him sitting with a sad smile and crossed...
September 20, 2017 by Fyodor Tertitskiy
They finally got Kim Jong Nam, the first born son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and half-brother of Kim Jong...
September 11, 2017 by Ra Jong-yil
North Korean history holds many secrets. How and when did Kim Il Sung decide to make his son his heir? Was a colossal...
August 28, 2017 by Fyodor Tertitskiy
Kim Jong Un split his June reported public appearances between military, economic, and political affairs. The most important...
July 17, 2017 by Tristan Webb
May 2017 saw Kim Jong Un’s highest proportion of reported appearances at military-related sites of his tenure so far,...
June 06, 2017 by Tristan Webb
Thursday, the 25 May 1967 was an ordinary day for most countries. In the United States, President Lyndon Johnson met with...
May 24, 2017 by Fyodor Tertitskiy
“Talk is cheap” when it comes to North Korea policy, says Jonathan D. Pollack, Korea Foundation Chair at Brookings...
May 17, 2017 by Chad O'Carroll
Kim Jong Un’s reported activities in April were dominated by diverse demonstrations of military power, centered around the...
May 08, 2017 by Tristan Webb
February's assassination of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport once again attracted attention to North...
May 01, 2017 by Andrei Lankov
